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1. INTERNET CONNECTORS HOW TO
2. INTERNET CONNECTORS INSTALL
3. INTERNET CONNECTORS PATCH
4. INTERNET CONNECTORS FREE

You may need to purchase some tools, such as a punch-down tool or crimper.

INTERNET CONNECTORS PATCH

You need to put Ethernet connectors on the ends of the cables in the utility box - preferably outlets or jacks in a patch panel for convenience.The outlet should be labeled to show you which wire colors go where.

INTERNET CONNECTORS INSTALL

The printing on each cable may give you more information.Ħ-pin RJ11 outlets are no good for Ethernet - those are telephone or DSL connections only! Fortunately, it looks like they used Cat-5 cable, and the extra wire pairs seem to be coiled up behind the outlet in your picture, so you can probably install a 8-pin RJ45 outlet instead without any issues. Normally CAT5 cable sheathing is cosmetic only, but I'm not familiar with cables rated for in-wall installation. My experience is with server wiring, not home wiring. One of those cables is probably the service line from the telephone company, but that leaves 3 still unaccounted for that I can't identify. Be aware that you'll need to disconnect them at the punch-down block end or they'll always read as connected. This is a good method for identifying loose wires like yours. I will defer to this other Stack Exchange post which recommends connecting the wires at the room end and then testing from the utility end with an ohmmeter or multimeter. This other StackExchange post has some other people's example home network installations which show patch panels in use. It'll make replacing routers, etc quick and easy in the future, although you may have to order additional hardware (such as a network switch) in order to have enough ports for all your rooms. You then would use short cables to attach your router and modem directly to the panel.

INTERNET CONNECTORS HOW TO

I will defer to other commenters on how to best avoid interfering with telephone service while doing so. For standard computer networking, I would purchase a RJ45 patch panel instead, and connect each cable to its own patch panel jack. Your cabling is currently connected to a telephone style punch-down block.

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Feel free to point me towards any helpful resources as well.Īnswering your questions in order to the best of my ability: 4 was existing and just tucked behind the cable box. How do I hook everything up and distribute internet throughout the house?ġ,2, and 3 are the cables run from the basement. Is there a reason other than material availability for why some of the cables are yellow and some are blue?Ĭan I just swap out the upstairs 6pin connectors with 8pin RJ45 connectors? Why do I have 7 cables going into the board if I only have 3 outlets upstairs?

In the first picture, what is the white board(labelled A) called? I am also hoping to be able to identify and name some of the things in the cable box to help me better understand what is happening. The utility room is pretty centrally located in my house. I would also like to have the router and modem in the utility room (unless convinced otherwise). I would like to have each room to have 8 pin (RJ45?) connectors with internet. Ive recently finished my basement and had the contractors run Cat5e cables from the new rooms to the current box in my utility room.

Important to note that even though all the rooms have been run with Cat5e cables, I can only plug the modem/router into one of them to get internet. The upstairs rooms have all been run with Cat5e cable from the cable box and terminated with 6pin connectors. Internet is distributed through the house via WiFi. My current setup is I have a single router/modem combo in my living room connected through DSL.